Opinion

My last true vacation was many moons ago. It was back in 2021.

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  “Individual ambition serves the common good,” wrote Adam Smith, masterful eighteenth-century analyst of the emerging Industrial Revolution. Free trade that is also fair trade reinforces the modern division of labor.

This past weekend was a good one for fans of British science fiction. Long-running BBC television series Doctor Who debuted the first episode of the latest season this weekend, much to the delight of fans across the globe.

It seems that just as soon as one election cycle ends, a new one begins. Without a break, it seems like local officials, political party members and future leaders are asking area residents to take up certain issues and vote.

Warm weather season should be coming our way soon. From the lake to the pools, to the area shopping centers and parks, the outdoor season will bring a lot of people into the region for the fun and relaxation that takes place around Texoma during the time between Easter and Labor Day.

The room shook. The lights flickered, but the internet did not go out.

The decision by President Donald Trump to initiate peace talks with Russia and Ukraine has raised hopes that the brutal war may at last come to an end, after more than three bloody years of fighting. Unfortunately, the main result so far has been frustration for those hoping that Trump’s intervention would bring a quick resolution to the problem.

I am a consumer of all kinds of true crime related media. I watch series on television that recount crimes that remain unsolved whether they be national news programs or documentaries or (I am a little sad to admit) made for television movies.

I've found multiple times in my life that we don't know what we need most at any given point in life until it is right there in front of us. Then, after realizing this, we wonder how we managed without it.